The Secret to Video Game Replayability Lesson One -- What are Biomes?

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For this first of several parts examining video game replayability, we're going to talk about biome design and how it impacts random or procedural content. For more about this, you can read my post over on Game-Wisdom: http://game-wisdom.com/critical/video-game-replayability-part-1-biomes
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